Historical Articles related to the Fifth Air Force
Authored by Michael John Claringbould.
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Colonel Robert H. Strauss was the first Commanding Officer of the 312th Bombardment Group in WWII. This article honours the memory of men like him who flew in the Pacific war. CLICK HERE TO SEE STRAUSS' AIRCRAFT Published in Flightpath magazine in June 2000. |
A comprehensive article on the role of the B-25 Mitchell in combat in Australia and the Pacific Published in Flightpath magazine in September 2000.
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THE definitive work on the history of the New Guinea wreck of an intact B-17E known as 'Swamp Ghost', including an album of photos taken at the site in Decmber 2003, The Japanese side of the conflict is also presented. |
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Allied Air Intelligence Report dated 16 September 1943, an example of the many original sources Aerothentic accesses and uses for research and publications |
The loss of Ace Thomas McGuire remained shrouded in mystery for more than sixty-five years. Read what really happened to this enigmatic pilot, as researched in 2001 after a field trip to the Philippines |
Ground-breaking research, which assembles the Australian, Japanese and U.S sides of what happened during the first use of OSCAR fighters on the New Guinea mainland. It also has interesting postscripts. |
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An
accurate yet humorous rendition of what life was really like in the
forward New Guinea air bases. |
One of the first Liberators assigned to the SWPA. This is an extract from our book 'Forty of the Fifth'. |
Psychological Warfare in the SWPA
Read about an Allied propaganda unit whose activities have remained obscure for years. |
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Published
in the January 2002 edition of Flightpath, read about how much of the
history of the opposing Japanese aerial forces has been lost forever |
Published
in the May 2002 edition of Flightpath, this is the account of a 49th
Fighter Group pilot defending Darwin, with links to an extensive associated
photo album
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